Coaching

    Nailsea LTC is proud to offer excellent coaching opportunities to all club members and potential future members.

    In 2008 Nailsea appointed Matt Rogers as Club Coach. Matt is responsible for heading up a fully inclusive and comprehensive coaching programme. Our Coaching aims to provide fun, structured, instructive and appropriate tennis coaching sessions for club members and potential club members.

    Junior Coaching:

    Saturdays: Sessions for all ages and abilities.
    Weekday Academy Wednesday & Thursday: The Academy sessions offer further coaching for selected juniors.

    Junior Sessions are divided into:

    Mini Tennis Red: 4-8 years.  Play on small courts with short rackets and softer balls.  This group introduces and practices tennis related skills including footwork, throwing, catching, co-ordination, racket skills, working with a partner and team, tennis strokes, rallying and fun points exercises.

    Mini Tennis Orange: 7-9 years.  Play on up to 2/3 full court with modified balls.  This group establishes good footwork in preparation for future tennis movements, practices stroke and rallying skills and incorporates lots of points play in team and individual games.

    Mini Tennis Green: 9-12 years.  Play on up to full court with modified balls.  Practice of speed, agility and fitness, stroke production, rallying and points play involving tactical thinking. 

    Yellow Ball: 11-16 years.  Play on up to a full court with normal tennis balls.  This group involves practice of speed, agility and fitness, stroke production, rallying and points play involving tactical thinking in singles and doubles.

    Adult Coaching:

    Friday's 10am-12.00pm ( Improvers / Club Players ) £8 member £9 non-member.
    Wednesday's 1.15 - 2.45pm ( Beginners / Improvers ) £6 members £7 non-members.

    The intention is to further increase adult coaching activities in the future, offering beginner and advanced groups./p>

    Adult Sessions are divided into:

    Beginners / Improvers
    This group is perfect for any improvers or people who have not played tennis for a few years and would like to get back into the sport.

    Improvers / Club Players
    The ideal group for people that have been playing for a few seasons.

    Matt is also available for:

    • Private coaching sessions, all ages and standards are catered for. £20 for 55 minutes.
    • Further tennis services such as tournament organisation, school tennis sessions, parties and other special events.
    • Autumn Coaching.

    If any of the above are of interest to you please contact Matt on 0778 871 3672 or by Email for additional information see this Link